"The encounter is jolting in a good way, and the surprise sparks pleasure, public pleasure, even laughter, things that are disorienting and destabilizing to authoritarians..."
www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
In 2021, Trump Media (Truth Social) told investors that by 2026 they could have 81 million users and $3.6 billion in revenue.
Instead:
2023: lost $58m
2024: lost $400m
2025: lost $712m
Who knows maybe this will be the year they turn it around! lololol
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Budget reconciliation would allow conservative lawmakers to bypass Democratic opposition in Senate with simple majority.
Screenshot of a Washington Post article titled “CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits.” Subheading says the report had passed scientific review but will not be published. Timestamp shows “Today at 5:00 a.m. EDT.” Main image shows a healthcare worker wearing a mask and gloves holding a syringe and vial. Caption notes an unpublished report found last winter’s COVID vaccine reduced hospitalizations. Article by Lena H. Sun.
USA: "CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits"
"The report showed that the vaccine reduced emergency department visits and hospitalizations among healthy adults by about half this past winter."
Source: archive.md/E24ED
CONGRATULATIONS VIRGINIA!
CONGRATS DEMOCRATS!🌊
CONGRATS AMERICA!🇺🇸
Suck it, MAGA. 😏
Legal aid group says the rate of requests shows pro-Palestine advocacy persists despite Trump administration's tactics.
The DOJ was created to increase the capacity for federal prosecutions during Reconstruction esp. those to be brought under the newly enacted KuKlux Klan Act.
Now the DOJ is being used to prosecute a storied civil rights organization whose central mission has been to expose & dismantle the Klan.
Screenshot of a The Globe and Mail article titled “The long and costly shadow of COVID-19,” by health columnist André Picard. Main image shows a large outdoor installation of hundreds of red cots arranged on grass, each with a pillow, symbolizing people affected by long COVID. A person walks among the cots. Caption explains the display represents millions living with post-infectious illness, set up near the Washington Monument in May 2023.
The long and costly shadow of COVID-19
"An estimated 400 million people in the world have suffered from long COVID since the pandemic began"
"Long COVID has a health system and economic impact that is similar to stroke or multiple sclerosis, but has not sparked the same response"
archive.md/JWmlM
✋🏻 My SIXTH YEAR "anniversary" was on April 17th.
The devastation to my life has been immeasurable.
The civil rights group has long been a target for conservative activists, who object to its characterisations.
Trump’s US Fed nominee Warsh vows independence, says he’s no ‘sock puppet’
Trump’s US Fed nominee Warsh vows independence, says he’s no ‘sock puppet’ https://aje.news/4bch6p
I hear this at work constantly!
"Whaaaaaa whaaaaaa whaaaaa! They did what *we* did. Only better. NOT FAIR!!!"
Screenshot of a post by aldebaran (@mdashaldebaran). Text reads: “Tired of getting sick all the time, but you won’t wear a mask. Worried about the rise in cancers and other conditions, but you won’t wear a mask. Grieving friends and family members who died suddenly, but you won’t wear a mask.” Timestamp: 11:32 AM, April 22, 2026, with about 480 views.
By aldebaran:
Tired of getting sick all the time, but you won't wear a mask.
Worried about the rise in cancers and other conditions, but you won't wear a mask.
Grieving friends and family members who died suddenly, but you won't wear a mask.
Source: x.com/mdashaldebar...
Someone on "The Sopranos" spitting Italian slang for "you fucking idiot" that I had to look up online.
REPUBLICANS: "We are going to gerrymander the shit out of the next election!"
DEMOCRATS: "OK, so we will gerrymander back to level the playing field."
REPUBLICANS: "Whaaaaaa! Whaaaaaa! Not fair!!!!! You are beating us at our own game. So sneaky!"
Pilla.
True story - Every time someone on the news says Kevin Warsh's last name I think I'm back in St. Louis, MO and someone is trying to say the word - WASH.
If you know you know.
🤣 my grandpop came from SE Kentucky. His children & grandchildren all say "warsh"! I'm included in that number.
Made living in Washington interesting...
DAMN IT MAGA!! Can you please hold off on your meltdowns about Virginia until my microwave popcorn is done!!!
“.. It actually hurts more that it was so close,” said a GOP operative, granted anonymity to speak candidly ..
@politico.com #Virginia
www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
Mexico's government is boosting security at tourist sites in preparation for the World Cup after a man opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids. n.pr/4e2IyaN
Iran’s ambassador to the UN, Amir-Saeid Iravani, told media outlets that Tehran is ready to negotiate when the US lifts the blockade.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/t2vmy5
FOLLOW. THE. MONEY.💰
Honestly, with all of the blatant market manipulation that has been going on since the start of this war, there should be UV lights pointed up the asses of every trump regime flunky.
WHY isn't this a bigger story????
John Swinney has contrasted his “reliable, experienced” leadership in Scotland with the “absolute chaos” in Westminster, where he said the Prime Minister is “fighting to save his own career”👀
The WH is now making up stories of Trump saving women in Iran, from execution, with AI photos. Talk about desperation!
Israel’s FM Gideon Saar has urged Lebanon to make joint efforts with Israel to counter Hezbollah, as talks between the two countries are set to resume in the US.
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That's to say Lebanon is meant to turn the other cheek? By supporting this murderous regime? Is this your idea of a joke?
Classic. After Israel bombs the crap out of central Beirut, degrades its bridge and other infrastructure, and displaces 1 million of its residents, Lebanon is now in much weaker position to make efforts against Hezbollah, which is how Israel wants it. That’ll be pretext for more of same.
